Title: Forward to
Camelot
Authors: Susan
Sloate & Kevin Finn
Publisher: Drake
Valley Press
Publication Date: August
29, 2013
Reviewed by: Ellen
Fritz
Source: Received
for Review
Ellen’s rating: 5/5
SUMMARY
WHERE WERE YOU THE DAY KENNEDY WAS SAVED? On
the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination comes a new edition of the
extraordinary time-travel thriller first published in 2003 with a new Afterword
from the authors. On November 22, 1963, just hours after President Kennedy's
assassination, Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as President aboard Air Force One
using JFK's own Bible. Immediately afterward, the Bible disappeared. It has
never been recovered. Today, its value would be beyond price. In the year 2000,
actress Cady Cuyler is recruited to return to 1963 for this Bible-while also
discovering why her father disappeared in the same city, on the same tragic
day. Finding frightening links between them will lead Cady to a far more
perilous mission: to somehow prevent the President's murder, with one unlikely
ally: an ex-Marine named Lee Harvey Oswald. Forward to Camelot: 50th
Anniversary Edition brings together an unlikely trio: a gallant president, the
young patriot who risks his own life to save him, and the woman who knows their
future, who is desperate to save them both. History CAN be altered ...
REVIEW
This
book hooked me from the beginning. Needless to say, I spent every available
moment reading it. In one day, main character Cady Cuyler, loses her job and is
offered the opportunity to earn a substantial amount of money while attempting
the impossible. Unfortunately it requires a sad event and a whole lot of self-recrimination
before she decides to take on the monumental task of going back in time to
retrieve the late president Kennedy's bible for collector, George Staub, and,
at the same time, find out what exactly happened to her father. At last she has
the chance of a life time: to make a huge difference and to be center
stage.
Forward to Camelot starts like a good
book should; with a captivating scene that instantly draws one into a story
which promises to have much more where that came from. The riveting action and
nail-biting suspense of this first part of the story set the rapid pace for
what is to come. Believe me, there is just never a dull moment right up to the
end. An exploding airplane, a boat trip in a tropical storm and hair raising
car chases, this book has it all. At times I wondered whether there could be a
positive outcome and that, dear readers, is why you have to read it and find
out.
When
Cady travels to 1963, the authors accurately and masterfully describe life in
the sixties. Even the dialogue changes from that used in the year 2000 to that
of the early sixties.
Just a
touch of truly tender and very poignant romance found its way into this fast
moving novel. This is where I have to warn readers to have the Kleenex close
by. Although this book is packed with action and suspense, it has several
extremely heart rending moments.
A
product of two brilliant imaginations and some thorough research, I highly
recommend Forward to Camelot as a thrilling,
interesting and heart-warming read. If I could give this book more than five
stars, I would. I definitely think it should be made into a movie!
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3 comments:
Ellen -- THANK YOU SO MUCH! We're thrilled that you love it and hope your readers will enjoy it just as much! Please will you post this fabulous review to Amazon and Goodreads? This is exactly what we want readers to know about it! Thank you for starting my day off PERFECTLY!
FORWARD TO CAMELOT really is a fascinating read. It truly is full of fast moving action and many surprising twists through out the book. Best time travel about this time in history. You don't want to miss out on this one.
Mary Lou--Thank you!! We love hearing comments like that from our readers--so happy you enjoyed it!
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